Nue Quest Vth Vanguard: A Z-Machine Adventure

[Rin Kagamine]

> Float down those stairs again

[Hello Purvis]

> Float down those stairs again

>You make your way down the stairs to the second landing. Glancing around the corner, you don't see anything different form before.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Nod.
> Carefully head back down the stairs in the same fashion as before; floating along a couple of inches off the ground, sneaking up to each landing to peek our head around it, moving on to the next landing once we see the coast is clear. Make our way all the way back down to where we were before we went back up the stairs.

[Hello Purvis]

> Nod.
> Carefully head back down the stairs in the same fashion as before; floating along a couple of inches off the ground, sneaking up to each landing to peek our head around it, moving on to the next landing once we see the coast is clear. Make our way all the way back down to where we were before we went back up the stairs.

>You make your way back to where you were without any difficulties. Looking around the corner, you can see the dirt floor of the basement chamber, and the light emanating from the doorway. Nothing seems to be any more awry than what you first saw.

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[Kilgamayan]

> So there's a door blocking the way to the basement, then.
> Take a moment to sharpen our hearing.

[Hello Purvis]

> So there's a door blocking the way to the basement, then.
> Take a moment to sharpen our hearing.

>There is no door. Just a doorway.
>It will take you a few moments to do anything about your hearing. And, it will be difficult to test without sounds to compare it to.

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[Kilgamayan]

> And there are no ambient sounds right now that we can hear?

[Hello Purvis]

> And there are no ambient sounds right now that we can hear?

>You have not noted much as of yet. It's been very quiet in the store so far, the only noises you have heard are the sounds you and Mystia have made.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Start slowly floating down the stairs toward the basement. Stop if we see anyone.

[Hello Purvis]

> Start slowly floating down the stairs toward the basement. Stop if we see anyone.

>You make your way down the stairs. You pause part of the way, not because you see someone, but rather because you the light reflecting off golden metal. Instantly, you recognize it as coins, scattered about the floor, hundreds of them from what you can see just from here.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Oh fuck. Ohhh fuck.
> Quietly float backward a little bit, retracing a few feet of our flight path in our head, then turn around and float all the way back up to where Mystia is, putting our finger to our lips again in the shushing motion before we come into her view.

[Hello Purvis]

> Oh fuck. Ohhh fuck.
> Quietly float backward a little bit, retracing a few feet of our flight path in our head, then turn around and float all the way back up to where Mystia is, putting our finger to our lips again in the shushing motion before we come into her view.

>There's no doubt now. Oh crap, this could be bad.
>You make your way back to Mystia. She doesn't startle so badly when you appear this time, but she's still a little spooked. She says nothing as you approach.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Wave her on to follow us.
> Float our way back to the front entrance, quietly unlock and open it, and leave the shop.

[Hello Purvis]

> Wave her on to follow us.
> Float our way back to the front entrance, quietly unlock and open it, and leave the shop.

>You wave for Mystia to follow you, and leave the store entirely. She follows behind you, glancing over her shoulder nervously and taking to hovering as well.

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[Kilgamayan]

> Close the door quietly behind us, if we didn't already, then turn to Mystia and keep our voice low.
> "Okay. I need you to do something very important. But we need to keep it down. You ready?"

[Rin Kagamine]

We should relock the door if possible, otherwise he'll know someone picked the lock (us since he just gave us a lockpick set)

[Hello Purvis]

> Close the door quietly behind us, if we didn't already, then turn to Mystia and keep our voice low.
> "Okay. I need you to do something very important. But we need to keep it down. You ready?"

>Mystia, a frown on her face, nods and then glances toward the door briefly.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Okay. Down in the basement there...I found the money."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Okay. Down in the basement there...I found the money."

>"Really?" she says, her voice small despite her incredulity. "What do you need me to do?"

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[Kilgamayan]

> "I need you to zip over to the human village, as fast as you can. Find Byakuren. Get a private audience with her. Absolutely no one else in the village must know where we are right now, or that the money is here. Tell her we found the money, that it's here, and that I'm still here. Tell her I want her here, and that if she can drag Ichirin and Unzan along, even better. Then take her and find Mokou and the hakutaku. Tell them we've found the money, but don't tell them where it is, and tell them that Byakuren is not to be followed by anyone for any reason unless she specifically invites them. Mokou and the hakutaku should be good for temporary crowd control, because I imagine people will want to know why Byakuren is leaving so abruptly."

[Hello Purvis]

> "I need you to zip over to the human village, as fast as you can. Find Byakuren. Get a private audience with her. Absolutely no one else in the village must know where we are right now, or that the money is here. Tell her we found the money, that it's here, and that I'm still here. Tell her I want her here, and that if she can drag Ichirin and Unzan along, even better. Then take her and find Mokou and the hakutaku. Tell them we've found the money, but don't tell them where it is, and tell them that Byakuren is not to be followed by anyone for any reason unless she specifically invites them. Mokou and the hakutaku should be good for temporary crowd control, because I imagine people will want to know why Byakuren is leaving so abruptly."

>Mystia nods. "Okay. I've never really talked with Byakuren before, but I know what she looks like."

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[Kilgamayan]

> Take off our Black Bracelet and give it to Mystia.
> "I'll want this back. But show her this when you get there. She'll know it's mine. Tell her I said this is urgent and top secret, if she resists being dragged somewhere private."

[Hello Purvis]

> Take off our Black Bracelet and give it to Mystia.
> "I'll want this back. But show her this when you get there. She'll know it's mine. Tell her I said this was urgent and top secret, if she resists being dragged somewhere private."

>Mystia takes your bracelet. "Alright, got it."

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[E-Nazrin]

>Um, we sure Byakuren and Mystia aren't going to be bribable by Rinnosuke?
>Do we know of any methods that one could set a sort of silent alarm for having a door opened at the wrong time?

welp,

[Kilgamayan]

> We trust Byakuren not to turn on us.
> "Also, mention to Byakuren that she should quietly let the jeweler's shop know that I've found the money. Once you're done, stick around the village and help Mokou and the hakutaku do crowd control. I have no idea what we're in for right now, and I don't want to put you in unnecessary danger."

[Hello Purvis]

>Um, we sure Byakuren and Mystia aren't going to be bribable by Rinnosuke?
>Do we know of any methods that one could set a sort of silent alarm for having a door opened at the wrong time?

> We trust Byakuren not to turn on us.
> "Also, mention to Byakuren that she should quietly let the jeweler's shop know that I've found the money. Once you're done, stick around the village and help Mokou and the hakutaku do crowd control. I have no idea what we're in for right now, and I don't want to put you in unnecessary danger."

>You really hope there isn't something that can be used to turn Byakuren against you... And if there is, she's clever enough to thwart it.
>As far as alarms go, you don't know of any, but you're sure someone creative enough could come up with one.
>"Alright," says Mystia. "I don't understand why, but I'll tell her that."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Yeah, don't worry about the details. It's something between me and the jeweler. Oh, and tell Byakuren that if the shop is still closed, knock anyway. Her visiting the jeweler can come after you talk to Mokou and the hakutaku. It's should be a quiet thing, and it's less important. You should go with Mokou and help keep crowd control, should it be necessary."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Yeah, don't worry about the details. It's something between me and the jeweler. Oh, and tell Byakuren that if the shop is still closed, knock anyway. Her visiting the jeweler can come after you talk to Mokou and the hakutaku. It's should be a quiet thing, and it's less important. You should go with Mokou and help keep crowd control, should it be necessary."

>She nods. "Got it. Tell Byakuren, tell her to come after telling Mokou and Keine, and the jeweler. Try to help Mokou if I can."

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Right."
> Smile.
> "And don't worry. We got this."

[Hello Purvis]

> "Right."
> Smile.
> "And don't worry. We got this."

>"I hope so," says Mystia. "I'm going now, if that's it."

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